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Boidarkin Island in Sitka Borough AK

Boidarkin Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska

Boidarkin Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Boidarkin Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.

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Feature Name:	Boidarkin Island
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Island
Description:	in Kutchuma Is., 3 mi. S of Sitka, off W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.;
History:	"Russian name meaning ""skin boat,"" given in 1809 by navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""O(strov) Boydarkin."" This is derived from ""baydarka,"" meaning ""chiton,"" a name used by the Russians for the Aleut skin boats."
Borough:	Sitka Borough
Latitude:	57.0108337402
Longitude:	-135.309997559

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Boidarkin Island: Boidarkin Island.

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Sitka, AK (3.1 miles NNW)

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Goddard, AK (12.4 miles S)

Baranof, AK (18.8 miles ENE)